Virtual TapeServer 6.03.42 Installation Guide

Installation Summary and Checklist

This chapter describes the hardware needed by Virtual TapeServer (VTS), the installation

process, and the information you should prepare before beginning. Refer to subsequent

chapters for details about each step.

Hardware overview

Before beginning the installation, it is important to identify the hardware involved in setting

up the VTS system and the role that each component plays. These sections provide a

description of each hardware component and how it fits into the VTS environment:

New installations

Here is an overview of the hardware that may have been purchased for new installations:

VTS Server

Additional

Internal Storage

Additional

External Storage

FC Upgrade

Card

DL585 G1

(model VT5900-A)

plus three SCSI

converters

N/A One or more

MSA 1500s

(models VT5915

and VT5916) or

MSA 1000s

(models VT5905

and VT5906)

One 2Gb/sec,

dual-port, PCI-

X-to-Fibre

Channel host

bus adapter

(model

VT5900-FCU)

DL385 G2

(model VT5900-E)

plus one SCSI converter

Up to eight 146GB

internal disks (model

VT5904-E)

DL385 G2

(model VT5900-G)

N/A